Iranians draft bill to up enrichment to 60 percent

Iranians draft bill to up enrichment to 60 percent

Proposed law to come into effect if new sanctions introduced, countering recent Senate bid to increase pressure on Tehran

Arab countries take aim at Israel’s alleged nuclear arsenal

Arab countries take aim at Israel’s alleged nuclear arsenal

VIENNA – Arab diplomats signaled on Tuesday they would seek to step up pressure on Israel over its assumed nuclear arsenal but the Jewish state said any attempt to “bash” it would be counterproductive.

Arab countries, angry at the lack of movement in efforts to move towards a Middle East free of nuclear weapons, have served notice they plan to target Israel for criticism at the UN atomic agency’s annual member state gathering in September.

“We need to raise our frustration, we need to raise our concern about this issue,” one Arab envoy in Vienna, where the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) is based, said.

Israel’s ambassador to the IAEA, Ehud Azoulay, told Reuters that Arab states “are taking a counterproductive route by raising this issue … and trying to bash Israel”.  READ MORE